Preschool Color Theory
I love pinterest.
I love it even more when I actually act on the inspiration I find there.
I love it best when the end result of my action actually looks similar to the inspiration viewed on pinterest. 🙂
As soon as I saw this project, I knew it was the perfect thing to teach Liam about mixing colors.
Choose three glasses of equal size and add water. Add food coloring to the outside cups and keep the middle one clear. We used blue and yellow.
Fold two paper towels and place one end in the color cup and one in the clear cup, one for each color.
Wait and wait and wait.
After two days we decided to add more water to each cup and then ta da, the action began as color started seeping up the paper towel and into the center cup.
What’s not to love?
That is so cool!! LOVE the next to last picture. I want to know how you EVER say “no” to that face?? 🙂
Especially when he tries to make me laugh to get out of consequences for being naughty ………. 😉
How cool is that! My girls would love this.
You should try it! Liam thought it was the coolest “Science esssper’ment” ever. 😉
That is so fun! Liam must have had a lot of patience to wait for two whole days, wow! But my kids would love something like that!
I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t have to wait for two days if you filled the cups up with water instead of leaving so much gap. And thinner paper towels might wick faster, too. I happened to have ultra thick ones on hand at the time and that may have slowed down the project.